Toyota Innova and Honda City came next in line in terms of four-wheeler popularity among consumers while the runner-up position in the bike segment went to Hero Passion Pro and Bajaj DiscoverSharmistha Mukherjee | ET Bureau | February 17, 2017, 12:20 IST

Maruti Suzuki Swift emerged as the most popular car for the second consecutive year as per a study in consumer preferences conducted by Droom, an online automobile transactional marketplace.

An analysis of its platform database further revealed that Toyota Innova and Honda City came next in line in terms of popularity among consumers.

In the bikes segment, Bajaj Pulsar emerged as the most popular vehicle, followed by Hero Passion Pro and Bajaj Discover, while Honda Active staked its claim at the top of the scooter segment, beating the likes of Suzuki Access and Honda Aviator.

The trends were identified from Droom’s platform data corresponding to the 2015-16 period.

According to the report, 59% of queries and online sales closed by Droom comprised two-wheelers (41% bikes, 26% scooters). Cars accounted for 38% of total sales, whereas the rest was occupied by superbikes and supercars. Bikes on the platform were bought at an average price of Rs 43,360, while cars sold at an average price of Rs 5,76,969.

Somewhat surprisingly, petrol and CNG cars saw a dip in sales from 59% to 52% and 7% to 4% respectively from 2015 to 2016. Diesel vehicles, on the other hand, reported an increase in sales from 34% to 44%.

Hatchbacks also reported a drop in sales from 43% to 40%, while Sedan and SUVs almost remained at par to the previous year’s numbers. MUVs reported a slight increase from 6% to 9%. The average time span of resold used automobiles was 5 years.

Sandeep Aggarwal, Founder and CEO Droom said, “While Indian brands and tie-ups such as Maruti Suzuki and Hero emerged as the most–trusted brands, foreign manufacturers like Hyundai and Honda are fast catching up.”

While Harley Davidson and KTM featured amongst the most popular superbikes with KTM Duke bagging the top spot, BMW and Audi shared the distinction of being the most in-demand supercars. Audi A4 again emerged as the most loved car for Delhi’s rich and famous.